Author: Thomas Mayer
Date: 03:42:00 12/18/03
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Hi Frank, >OK, let us look on my CD-Rom! > > 01. Booklet Text: > Ruffian by Per-Ola Valfridsson (Sweden) is one of the strongest chess > engines in the world. That is correct advertising - look at that what Ed has written... This does not imply that all others are weaker, it just say that Ruffian is among the top. >02. Ruffian handbook: >First sentence in the handbook: >We contratulate you on buying the Ruffian 2.0 / Arena 1.0 CD-Rom. With this >product you have purchased one of the strongest chess programs in the World. again, same statement and fine. >03. Ruffian 2.0 by Per-Ola Valdfridsson (Sweden) is the strongest Winboard >compatible engine n the World today! THIS is the problem. You can't know for sure... Even Elostat give you only a 95% certainity which is not enough to use it as advertise. So please don't understand the critics here not as a critic about you. All the persons (myself included) just want to help you so that you are not in risk for lawsuits. I am sure that all (okay, most) of the persons here wish you as much success as possible with your projects. But you must be careful, advertising is a very critical part in business - and statements like "be strongest" are very problematic and most of the time forbidden. After reading several court decisions about that topic I am aware that statements like "to be best" or "to be strongest" are very very critical. Even when they are nearly proven - nearly is not enough in that case. Greets, Thomas P.S.: You might remember that I am very happy about EVERY commercial winboard engine. For that reason I buy them all - and I will buy Ruffian 2.0 too. Just to give the winboard idea a chance - and because I am sure that I will get a good package for my money.
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